Pay-as-you-enter car.



J. P. OHMER.

PAY-AS-YOU-BNTER CAR. APPL-IOATION FILED JUNE 1a, 1910.

Patented Feb. 27, 1912.

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PAY-AS-YOU-ENTER GAR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, 1910.

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J.. F. OHMER.

PAY-AS-YOU-BNIER OAR. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, 1910.

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JOHN E. OHMER, or DAYTON, 01110.

PAY-AS-YOU-ENTER CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1912.

Application filed June 18, 1910. Serial No. 567,538.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN F. OHMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and 5 State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pay-As-You- Enter Cars; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in passenger cars of the type in which the passenger pays his fare as he enters the platform or vestibule of the car.

The invention relates more particularly to the platform of the car.

The object of said invention is to provide a platform or vestibule which separates the incoming from the outgoing passengers, but at the same time will permit passengers to make their exit from the platform without entering the car. For example, a person entering the platform while smoking may remain there until he desires to leave the car re uire him to enter the car.

nether object of the invention is to provide a platform upon which the conductor may stand in a position from which he is enabled to collect the fares, observe the passengers within the car so as to notify the motorman when passengers desire to leave 7 the car, and attend to the trolley whenever the latter requires his attention, all of which duties may be attended to without requiring the conductor to change his posit-ion.

Another object of the invention is to provide a platform which prevents a congestion of the incoming passengers, thereby giving the conductor ample time and opportunity to collect the fares. A further object of the invention is to provide means which enables the conductor to announce to the passengers in the car the various stations or streets as they are approached.

Referring to the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a platform of a car constructed in accordance with my invention. This view is a sectional view on the line arr-a of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 1s a side eleand his passage from the platform does not 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing a modified form, the same beinga section on the line bb of Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a portion of a car and the platform shown in Fig. 3, with parts of the fender broken away. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line cc of Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a sectional View on the line e@ of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a sectional view on the line dcl of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a modified form showing gates controlling the egress passageways, the same being a section on the line f f of Fig. 9, and Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the platform shown in Fig. 8 partly in section.

In the drawings and specification, similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts.

1 designates a passenger car of any of the well known types, which is provided with a door 2 for ingress and a door 3 for egress. The said car is also provided with a platform 4 and a roof or canopy 5 supported from the platform by a suitable number of uprights or columns 6. The platform 4 is inclosed by a wall or dash board 7 which extends around said platform with the exception of one side thereof where it is omitted in order that ingress and egress may be had to and from the platform. Such side of the platform is provided with a step 8 suitably divided to form ingress and egress passageways. As shown in Fig. 1, the platform is provided with an upright or column 9 of suitable height, adjacent to the step 8. This column 9 marks the dividing line for the ingress andegress. Extending rearwardly from said column 9 is a horizontal rail or bar 10, the inner end of which is supported on an upright or column 11 which rises from the platform. The column 11 supports the endsof horizontal rails or bars 13 and 14 which lie at right angles to the bar 10. The outer ends of the bars 13 and 14 are supported by uprights or columns 15 and 16 which also rise from the platform. The column 16 is sufficiently removed from the wall of the car to provide an egress passage-way A; and the column 15 is sufficiently removed from the rear end of the platform to provide an ingress passage-way B. It will be seen that the bars 13 and 14 constitute one continuous member length less than that of the platform and which serves to divide the platform longitudinally, thus forming a barrier which revation of the same,partially in section. Fig.

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stricts the passengers when entering or leaving the platform.

Extending from an upright or column 6 arranged at the outer ends of the steps 8, is a horizontal rail or bar 17 lying parallel with. the bar 10 and forming a barrier which separates the conductor from the incoming passengers. The inner end of said bar 17 is supported by an upright or column 18 which is alined with the columns 15 and 16..

The horizontal bar 17 provides a space C which is occupied by the conductor and from which point he is enabled to control the entire car and direct its operation. From this position he collects the fares from the passengers, as they pass from the inclosure D through the ingress space B between the uprights or columns 18 and 15. Passengers passing through the ingress space B may remain on the plat-form or enter the car through the door 2. They may make their exit from the platform without entering the car, through the exit space A. Passengers entering, the car through the door 2, make their exit through the door 3. The conductor from the position C is in proximityto the trolley rope 19 which he may conveniently manipulate in replacing the trolley at such times when this'may become necessary. He is also in a convenient position to observe the passengers on the'interior of the car, and to thereby ascertain when any passenger desires the car to stop.

' It will be readily seen that the several horizontal barriers 10, 13, 14 and 17 divide the platform 4 into suitable spaces or inclosures C, D and E as well as the platform space F. When a passenger desires to enter a car, he enters the space D or at the left of the column 9 and approaches the ingress space B where the conductor collects the fare and permits the passenger to enter the platform or space F. If such passenger clesires to remain upon the platform, he may do so or he may enter the car as before stated. The inclosure E provides a passage way for passengers making their exit either from the platform or the interior of the car, as before stated.

In Figs. 3 and 4 are shown a modified form of the inclosing barriers by which the same arrangement of spaces is provided. In this arrangement'a turn-stileis employed. Owing to the limited space, and the desirability of carrying as many passengers on the platform as possible, the turn-stile may be made collapsible. In this modification, the horizontal bar 17 is shortened, and in line therewith is placed the collapsible turn stile constructed as follows, see "Figs. 5, 6 and 7: 19 designates a standard provided with a base 20, and upon which is mounted a head 21. This head 21 is provided with internal ratchets 22 and a pivot pin 23 which supports a rotating member'24 and a cam member 25. The rotating member 24 supports sliding arms 26 provided with pins 27 adapted to enter a cam race 28 and the cam member 25. The cam race or groove 28 is eccentric to the pin 23, and when the rotating member 24 is turned, the sliding arms 26 will be moved in and out. The turnstile is so placed on the platform of the car that the extended arm 26 acts as a barrier to the passage way B from the space D to the platform F. The contracted arms 26 act as barriers to the conductors 'inclosed space C" and thus provide such space with suitable barriers which prevent passengers crowding into such space. This conductors inclos'ed space is protected also by inner barriers 17 which extend from uprights or columns 18,

the turnstile being located between the barriers or bars 17 and 17 The rotating member 24 of said turn-stile is providedwith spring-controlled ratchet pawls 29 which engage the ratchet 22 and prevent any retrograde movement of the turn-stile. It will be seen that when a passenger enters the passage way B, the member 24 will be roe tated by the passenger engaging the arm 26 extending across said passage way. In order to compel thepassenger to move the turnstile *ith of a revolution, or an extent of movement corresponding to the space between two of said arms, there is provided a horizontal bar 30 concentric with the turnstile and supported by uprights or columns 15 and 31. The turn-stile thus compels the passengers to enter the platformspace F one at a time, thereby preventing crowding of the passengers, and giving the conductor ample time and opportunity to collect the fares.

Owing to the conductor belng stationed a conslderable dlstance from the car doors 2 and 3, there isprovided a voice-throwing In Figs. 8 and 9 I have shown a modified with the turnstile; The gates are constructed and actuated as follows: Hinged to the column 9 and to the car 1, at 36, are right and left gates 37, provided with downwardly extending rods 38 which terminate in cranks 39. The said gates are adapted to strike against the edge of the platform 4, which limits the inward rocking movement of said gates. The cranks 39 are connected to links 40 which are in turn attachedto cranks 41 on a longitudinal rock shaft 42 underneath the platform 4. The shaft 42 is journaled in suitable bearings 43 and is provided on its rear end with a lever 44 which extends upwardly through a suitable opening in'the platform where it is in close proximity to the -conductor who stands on platform C, and where it engages a locking segment 45. The segment 45 is provided with shoulders 46 which hold the lever 44 in place and consequently the gates 87. When the lever 44 is rocked the gates are also rocked, and it will be seen that when a crowd is boarding the car, the conductor may completely close the exit passage-way, compelling the incoming passengers to pass through passage-way B, thereby insuring the collection of all the fares. It will be seen that, instead of providing two gates as shown, one gate may be provided, but it is more desirable to have the gates in two members.

It will also be seen that it is immaterial whether the car is provided with one or two doors, as the invention is adapted to either case.

I claim:

1. The combination with a passenger car provided with a platform, of a bar dividing said platform longitudinally, a bar dividing one portion of the platform into ingress and egress sub-platforms, said longitudinal bar being of a length to provide passageways between the sub-platforms, and a bar lying approximately parallel with said second named bar and providing a sub-platform at the extreme rear end of the platform.

2. The combination with a passenger car having a platform, and doors forming communications between the interior of the car and the platform, of a barrier extending lengthwise of the platform and terminating at its end suitable distances from the ends of the platform to provide passage-ways, a barrier extending from said longitudinal barrier at right angles and providing ingress and egress spaces on one side of said. longitudinal barrier, the ingress space communicating with the platform of the car through the passage-way at the outer end of the longitudinal barrier, a transverse barrier forming the end inclosure of the ingress space and the passageway leading therefrom, said transverse barrier also in closing a space at the extreme rear end of the platform for the conductor and the egress space communicating with the interior of the car through one of the doors and with the platform in the car through the passage-way at the inner end of the longitudinal barrier, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination with a passenger car provided with a platform and oppositely arranged doors between the interior of the car and the platform, of a barrier arranged lengthwise of the platform between the doors and dividing said platform into inner and outer sections, said lengthwise barrier terminating at its ends suitable distances from the inner and outer ends of the platform to provide spaces or passage-ways through which communication may be had between the opposite sections of the platform, a laterally extending barrier dividing the section on one side of the lengthwise barrier into ingress and egress spaces, a laterally extending barrier separating the ingress space from the space at the rear end of the platform, said space at the rear end of the platform being provided for the conductor and from which position he is adapted to collect the fares of the passengers as they pass from the ingress space to the space on the platform behind the lengthwise barrier, substantially as specified.

4. The combination with a passenger car provided with a platform and oppositely disposed doors providing entrances to and from the interior of the car and the platform, of a system of barriers dividing the platform into a passenger section F, an ingress section D andan egress section E and a conductor sectlon 0, one of said barrlers extending lengthwise of the platform and terminating at suitable points to provide a passage B between the ingress section Dand the passenger section F, and a passageway A between the passenger sections F and the egress section E, said egress section also communicating with the interior of the car through one of the doors, substantially as specified.

5. The combination with a passenger car provided with a platform, of a barrier of shorter length than the platform mounted on said platform and dividing it longitudinally, said barrier providing passageways at each end thereof, a turnstile controlling one of said passage-ways, a gate controlling the other passageway, and mechanism extending from the gate and operated by the conductor for opening and closingthe gate.

6. The combination with a passenger car provided with a platform, a bar dividing said platform into ingress and egress subplatforms, and a bar or barrier mounted on the rear end of said platform and providing a sub-platform for the conductor, substantially as specified. I

7. The combination with a passenger car provided With a platform, a barrier dividing said platform longitudinally, a second barrier dividing one portion of the platform into ingress and egress sub-platforms,

and a third barrier mounted on said plat form and providing a sub-platform for the conductor. i

8. The combination of a passenger car provided with right and left doors and a platform, a longitudinal bar on said plat form of less length than the platform and providing passage-Ways to and from said platform, and a barrier on said platform 7 arranged on an angle to the longitudinal bar and providing a sub-platform for the conductor on one side of the ingress passage- JOHN F. OHMER.

Witnesses:

R. J. MoCARTY, MATTHEW SEIBLERr Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

